You say to yourself, "what a beautiful day, I should spend the day boating (or sewing). My machine was working perfectly last time I us...

We are going on day thirteen of illness around here. That is just the baby. He finally seems to be back to his normal self, but still has a ...

I am currently reading God in the Dock for my reading list this year (side note: for the longest time I thought the title was God on the D...

His head melted and his arms drooped in the rain yesterday. I've been laughing at him all afternoon out my kitchen window. 

...Not for the boys to run around in, but to spead my quilts out in.  Ha ha ha.  I made this quilt top when I was 16. Someone gave me a bunc...

It makes even the sick baby happy. 

This is not an exciting picture. It is really ugly.  However, it is a great example of a tip I thought I'd share today.  There are some ...

We've been doing a lot of this. The baby spends his nights waking up and barking like a seal. We've spend a lot of our nights sittin...

I keep meaning to post that I am doing this book reading challenge this year: http://www.challies.com/resources/the-2016-reading-challenge I...

Coffee cake for Bible study.  Do you know what is great about this coffee cake recipe? The pecans are only put on the top. This means they a...

In high school I had to memorize this for English class. I memorized a lot of things as a child. I should spend more time on memorization. T...

Look at the page for notes and splatters. This sweet potato pie is AMAZING!!

Ephesians 5:15-17 "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are...

We have a bunch of Jared's old history textbooks sitting upstairs. I should have tried to sell them years ago. I finally listed about 20...

Happy New Year! The boys are still playing more with the boxes and ribbons instead of all their new toys. Children don't need much. I am...

I love having lots of siblings. It is so much fun to see everyone.  Uncle Josh and Aunt Sarah came for dinner last night. As soon as Martin ...

Why does the street sweeper always come the day before they collect the trash? 

What do you do with lots of new homemade jelly to use?  You make your husband's favorite Christmas cookies! 

I covered the boys' lamp with some fun ikea fabric.  In used to look like this. It had a bunch of yellow stains on it. I am not sure whe...

This is one of our favorite dinners. It tastes better and is cheaper than a restaurant. Cooking makes me happy. It is science experiments yo...